French submarine Naïade (Q124)
Naïade′s sister ship Sirène | |
| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Naïade |
| Namesake | Naiad, a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water in Greek mythology |
| Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Laid down | 28 November 1923 |
| Launched | 20 October 1925 |
| Commissioned | 6 May 1927 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sirène-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 64 m (210 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
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| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) |
| Complement | 41 |
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Naïade (Q124) was a French Navy Sirène-class submarine commissioned in 1927. She participated in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from 1939 to June 1940, then in the navy of Vichy France. She was scuttled in November 1942.